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J. ANNIN'.

HAND TRUCK.

WITNESSES i 'INVENTOR W W. M BY M Oi) ATTORNEYS.

ihvrrnn STATES -ATEN'I rains.

JOSEPH ANNIILOF BROOKLYN, NEIV YORK.

HAND-TRUCK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 305,880, dated September 30, 1884,

Application filed January 24, 1884. (No model.)

10 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Josnrn ANNIN, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and useful 5 Improvement in Trucks, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to improvements in hand-trucks for use in depots, warehouses, 82c. Hitherto the frames ofsu ch truckshave usually x been constructed of wood and wrought-iron, or mainly of the latter material. Recently, however, a cast-metal frame has been constructed with sockets that hold the handles immovable by reason of shrinkage of the metal I in passing from a hot to cold state.

In my invention the main portion of the frame is formed of malleable cast-iron and provided with clam ping-sockets, which adapts them for convenient attachment and removal of wrought-iron handles, as hereinafter dc scribed.

In the accompanying drawings. Figure l is a top plan view, and Fig. 2 a side View, of a wheelbarrow embodying my invention. Fig.

2 5 3 shows the clampingsocket.

The body or main portion A of the truckframe is constructed of malleable cast-ironwith a view to effecting an economy in the manufacture of the truck as a whole. The

upper and lower ends of such frame A are provided, respectively, with sockets ca, which are adapted for receiving and clamping the wrought-iron handlesB B,that is to say, said sockets a a are essentially cylindrical or ring- 3 5 shaped,beingformed bytwo'semicircular jaws,

which are cast in one piece with body of the frame A and project downward from the cor ner portions thereof. jaws a are slightly separated and providedwith parallel downward prolongations, in which coincident holes are formed to receive a screw bolt, 1), that serves to draw them together, and \thus clamp the jaws a tightly upon the handles B. By this construction the handles B and frame A may be quickly put together for use of the truck, or detached from each other in order to place the truck in condition for packing compactly, as required for shipment.

As before stated, I am aware that a truckframe has been constructed of cast metal and provided with sockets adapted for receiving thehandles, as illustrated in Patent No.292, 609;

osnrn ANNIN. \Vitnesses:

Amos W. HART, GEO. S. BROOK.

The lower ends of said and I am further aware that socketsin the na- 

